Clothes-wringer.



Patented J une 12, 1917.

N. P. LAURITZEN.

CLOTHES WRINGER. APPLICATION mio FEB. 21. 191s. nzNswEo Nov. 18,1916. 1,229,626.`

f Y. m y f il i E!!! UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NIS PETER LAURITZEN, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE .AMERICAN WBINGER COMPANY, 0F WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

` CLOTHES-WRINGER.

To rfi/ r11/mm t may cmwern:

15e it known that ,l1 Nrs lrz'ricu LAUnrrZEN, a. (-,itizen of theUnited States, residing at Sandusky. iu the eounty of Erie and State ol ('lhio, have invented certain new and useiul -Improvements in tlothesWVringers, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to ilnprovements in rlothes wringers and one of the objects ol' the saine is to 4provide an improved wringer haring,I means tor autoxmxtiealliY elleeting an instant release oie the pressure between the rollers inthe event that the` handV oi the operator becomes accidentally ra-ught or the laundry work becomes wedged hetween the rollers.

To the attainmentI of these ends. and the areoinplislnnent of other ,new and use lul `objects as will appear. tlu-e'rinvention consists in the `teatures of novelt)7 in substantiallvr the ronstruetion, eonihinationQ and arrangement of the several parts here inat'ter more full)r described and claimed and shown in the aeeoi'npanying drawings illustrating' the invention. and in which.

Figure l is a front elevation oic a wring'er eonstrurted in accordance with the prin eiples o'l` this invention and having,v a part thereof broken away.

Fir'. 2 is an end. elevation ot' the parts shown in Fig. l.

lie'lierring more particularly to the drawin;` the numeral 10 designates the uprights ot' a wringer iframe havingl arranged in the upper:extremities thereof. recesses l 11 in which'.recesses the ends of a eross member 12 are removably seated. The upper roller l?) of the wrlnger is provided Iwith the usual hearings and projeetingg from these bearings are shoulders 14- whirh move within openings in the uprights 10. A olx'oss bar 115 is provided and from the extreniities of which arms lo extend into the openings in4 the ulniglits and arranged hetween these arms 1G and the shoulders 1+ are springs 1'4".` Screws 1S passing through the member 12 engage the arms 1U to create. .a tension on lthe springs 17 and thereby hold the. upper roller 13 yieldingly in operation with the lower roller.

The extremities 19 of the Vaxle of the roller 13 project beyond the outer face of:

` the uprights 1() andv pivotally mounted intermediate theiriends as at 20, adjacent the specification nf Letters Patent. l Patented Julie 12, 15341:"-

Application filed February 21, 1916, Serial No. 79,519.

Renewed November 18, 1916. Serial No. 132,233.

outer face of each of the uprights are. elements 2l, the low'er extremity of each ot which terminates adj aeent the axle 19 and are each provided with an inclined slot 22 Iinto which the axle extremities project. The tipper portion oi" the element 21 preerabl ex tends beyond the. npper ends of the wringer trame and eac-.h teri'ninates in a handle 29.. The elements are each provided with a slot, 2l, adapted to receive- 4a lug or extension 25 eonnei'gted with the extremity oi' the ez"r member 12. This portion 2i of the Sl preferably horizontal and terminates in an upright extended portion communiontF ing with the portion 2i so as to form a shoulder 27. The elements 21 thus oonstrueted and mounted constitute pivoted hooks mounted upon the sidebars of the frame and cooperate with the cross member 12 for holding the latter in predetermined position with respect to the fiinne.,J and the hooks are provided. with goose nerlts at their 'upper ends adaptecgl to eeive extensions 25 when released by the hooks for limiting' the upward movement ot' thel element 12. The hooks Vhave. tail por tions arranged .in the path of travel of one ot the pressure rolls on the separation of the rolls 'for moving' the hooks out of engagement with the extensions 25 for releasing the cross member 12. dien the Y eross member 12 is seated in the recesses 11 and the tension is exerted upon the springs i 17, the projections 25 on tlv cross member 12- will be seated in the slots 24 and the upper adjustable roller 13 will be maintained under atension. :During` the operation of the device when the laundry Work is passed throng-h the rolls, and the rolls operated. the separating moven'ient of the roll 13 from the lower roll will cause the axles 1S) to rise in the slots 22 and engaging the inclined fares of the slot will rause theelements 21- to rock `about -their pivots 20, during the rising and falling movement of the upper roll.

Under normal conditions the swinging movement of the element- 21 `will be such that the lugs or projretions 25 will not pass beyond the shoulders 27 in the slots, but in ease. of an emergency, such for instance as the handof the operator being` caught betweenthe rolls, or the laundry` fifi roll will rise to av greater extent and in so doing the lugs 25 will pass beyond the shoulder 27, so that the upright portion 26 of the 'slot will be in a position over the lugs 25 so that the tension of the springs 17 will cause the cross member 12 to rise and the lugs or projections 25 will ride into the slots 26, and thereby release the tension of the upper roll 13.

When it is desired to re-set the device, all that is necessary is to press the cross member 12 down into the recesses 1l and swing the elements 21 about their pivots into the position shown Fig. 2.

With this improved construction it will be manifest that the device is entirely automatic in operationiand that under normal conditions the roll 13 will rise ind fall to a predetermined extent but in the ease of emergency, the action of theroll 13 upon the element 21 will automatically shift the latter so that the tension on the springs.

will be automatically released.

hat is claimed as new is:

1. A clothes Wringer embodying a fixed roll, a cooperating roll movable toward and away from the Fixed roll,- means for .maintaining a tension upon the movable roll and means operated by said movable roll for releasing the said tension means when said movable roll is moved to an abnormal position.

2.*A clothes wringer embodyingr a fixed rolha coperating roll movable toward and away from the fixed roll, means for maintaining a tension upon the movable roll and means operatively connected with the said movable roll for automatically releasing the said tension means.

3. A clothes wringer embodying a fixed roll, acoperating roll movable toward and away from the iixed roll,. means -ior -maintaining a tension upon the saidmovable roll, and means with which one of the rolls has connection and operating autoi'natically at a predetermined point in the separating movement of the rolls for releasing the said tension.

4. A clothes Wringer embodying a tension controlled roll and a cooperating roll, said rolls being separable, locking,r means for maintaining the tension, and. means whereby the said lockingr means will be,automatically released atta predetermined point in the separation of the rolls, said lockingr means embodying a shiftable element operatively related to one ot' the rolls. v

5. A clothes wringer embody/imgr a tension controlled roll, springs confined against the ends thereof, a pressure member. :i shiftable element n1, sntcd upon the wringcr trame and operating to lock the' pressure member to maintain the springs under tension, and means for`A automatically shifting said elein full linesl in' mentl to unlock said member to release the tension of the springs upon the roll upon the separation of the rolls.

(LA clothes wringer embodying a tension controlled roll, slirings confined against the ends thereof, a. pressure member, a shiftable element mounted upon 'the wringer frame and operating,r to lock the pressure member to 'maintain the springs under tension, and means ior automatically shifting said element to unlock said member to release the tension of the springs upon the roll, the saidseleinent and roll being' provided one with an inclined face and the other with a projection. one movable over the other for shifting said element.

7. A clothes wringer embodying Y a tension controlled roll, springs confined against the ends thereof, a pressure member, and a loc-lv ing element for the said pressure member for maintaining the springs under tension, said element adapted to be automatically shifted by the shifting movement ot' said roll. to release the tension of said springs on the roll, said locking element being provided with means whereby the roll` may be shifted to a predetermined extent without releasing the tension of the said springs.

8. A clothes wringer embodying a tension controlled roll, springs confined against the ends thereof, a pressure Vmember, and a locking element adjacent each' end of the roll for maintaining the springs under tension and cooperating with the respective ends of the pressure member, said elena-nts automatically shiftable hy the shifting movement of. said roll, to simultaneously release the tension oi the springs on both ends of the roll, and provisions whereby the roll may be shifted to a predetermined extent withoutreleasing the tension o't said springs. the said provisions embodying slotted oonnections between the ends oi the rolls and the said element.

9. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls, a top bar having means for adjusting said pressure means, movable members carried by the side bars'ot said frame 3o-acting with said top bar for holdingrr said top bar in predetermined position Within said frame, and moans actuated by the vertical movement ot' one ot' said pressure rolls, for moving said movable niembers out of path of travel of said top bar.

10. A clothes Wringer comprising a frame having pressure vrolls and pressure means for said rolls, means for normally holdilngr said pressure means in predetermined position, and Ineans actuated by the separation of said pressure rolls t'or releasing said means.

11. A clothes wringer,fcomprisingl a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for .said rolls mounted therein, a mov ably mounted member mounted in said Jframe carrying means t'or adjusting said pressure means. nieans for normally holding said morablv mounted member in predetermined position, and means actuated by the separation of said pressure rolls for releasing said retaining means.

l2. A clothes wringer having pressure rolls and pressure means ior said rolls including a movably mounted member carrying means for adjusting said pressure means, movable latches for holding said movable member in predetermined position within said framer and means actuated by the separation of said rolls for moving said movable latehes out of the path of travel ot" said inovabiy mounted member loi' releasing said pressure means.

13. A. elothes wringer comprising having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a movable member .mounted in said framej carrying pressure screws for adjusting said pressure means, means for holding said movable member in predetermined position therein, andjmeans actuated by the separation of said rolls for releasing said retaining means.

1li Ai clothes wringer, comprising a frame havli ig pressure rolls and pressure means forgsaid rolls mounted therein,`a top bar inoirably mounted in said frame havingr preslsure screws for adjusting said pressure means, said top liar having projections at il `jits ends, pivoted hooks mounted on 'the side rjilbars ot: said inrame cooperating with said i projections for holding said top bar in pre detern'iined position within ysaid frame, said j hooks having goose neelis at their upper ends adapted to reeeive. said projections 40 when released by said hooks for limiting the upward movement of said top bar, said hooks having tail vpoi-tions arranged in the path ot' travel ot one ot" the pressure roll shafts on the separation of said rolls for moving lsaid hooks out ot'. engagement with said projections ior releasing said top bar.

'15. clothes wringer. comprising a frame having pressure rolh and pressure means for said rolls monntei therein, a top bal a fra nie inovably i. unted in s id frame having .means for adjusting said pressure ine-ans,

pivoted hooks for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, said hooks having meansfor limiting` the upward movement of said top bar within said traine, and tail portions t'ormed on said hooks arranged in the path oi travel oi one of said pressure rolls ou the separaiion oli` said rolls for releasinlgj said top .bar.

1G. clothes wringiei', comprising a i'rai'ne having pressure iiills and pressure means ior said rolls `inioiinted therein, a top bar inovably mouilited in said frame having' pressure srrewsI t'or adjusting said pressure means. pivoted hooks aetnated by the separation oi said pressure rolls, said hooks having m aus for holding said top bar in preiiletermined position within said frame and for limiting tlierupward movement thereof.

17. A Clothes wringer eoinprising a traine having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top bar inovably niounted in said t'rame having means for adjusting said pressure means, pivoted hooks for holding said iop bar in jh'edeterniined position within said Jtraine, said hooks having means for limiting the iil'iw-ard movement of said top bar.

'18. A clothes wringer, comprising a. frame having lpressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top `bar movably mounted in said Jframe having in 2ans for adjusting said pressure means, movable members t'or holding said topbar in predetermined position within lsaid frame` said movableqneinber having ineans for limiting the upward movement of said top bar, said movable members being actuated by the separation of said pressure rolls for releasing said pressure means. i'

In testimony whereof I have signed iny name to this specification. in the preseneeof the subseribing \\-'itnesses, on this 18th day of February A. D. 1916.

NIS PETER LAURITZEN.

Vitnesses A. T. Lenin, E. S. STEPHENS, Winnie Duim.. 

